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WTO Strikes Global Trade Deals After 'Roller Coaster' Talks

The World Trade Organisation agreed on the first change to global trading rules in years as well as a deal to boost the supply of COVID-19 vaccines in...

WTO Seeks Deals In Early 2022 Despite Postponing Major Meeting

The World Trade Organisation should be able to wrap up negotiations on fishing subsidies and a response to the COVID-19 pandemic early in 2022 even after p...

WTO Hikes Trade Forecasts But Cautions On Pandemic Risk

The World Trade Organisation revised upwards its forecasts for growth of global goods trade this year and in 2022, but warned of a two-track recovery leavi...

WTO Talks: What's At Stake On Fishing Rules?

Negotiators at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have been trying for 20 years to agree how to cap subsidies that contribute to the overfishing of the wor...

WTO 'On the Cusp' Of A Deal After 20 Years Of Fish Talks

Negotiators are hoping the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will on Thursday not only deal a major blow to overfishing after 20 years of trying, but in doing...

WTO Hikes 2021 Trade Growth Forecast, But COVID-19 Risks Linger

The World Trade Organisation slightly raised its growth forecast for global goods trade this year, but said the outlook was clouded by risks from the roll-...

WTO Fails To Agree Rules To Stop Overfishing By Year's End Deadline

World Trade Organisation negotiators have failed to reach a deal by a year-end deadline to cut subsidies that lead to overfishing, the chairman of the talk...

EU Set To Gain WTO Clearance For US Tariffs Next Week

The European Union should gain formal clearance next week to impose tariffs on $4 billion of annual US imports in a dispute over aircraft subsidies, a Worl...